Booze territory [electronic book] / Anna Krien.
By: Krien, Anna [author]
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Material type: 
BookSeries: Short blacks: No. 6Publisher: Collingwood, Australia : Black Incorporated, an imprint of Schwartz Media Pty Limited, 2011Copyright date: ©2011Description: 1 online resource (29 pages) : illustrations.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781863957687; 9781925203523 (e-book).Subject(s): Binge drinking | Drinking of alcoholic beverages | Indigenous peoples -- Alcohol useDDC classification: 362.292 Online resources: E-book
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| e-BOOK | MTU Bishopstown Library | Not for loan |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
'On a Tuesday morning, I make my way to the Gap View Hotel for a drinking session starting at 10 a.m. I'm told this is one of Alice Springs' three notorious 'animal bars' . . . As I wander around, a Sudanese security guard approaches me, his face concerned. Am I lost? he wants to know. In a way, I am. I don't want a beer. It's 10 a.m., for Chrissake.'
In Booze Territory , Anna Krien takes a clear-eyed look at Indigenous binge-drinking - who does it, why, and what it means. She visits bars brimming with morning drinkers and investigates alcoholic after-effects ranging from extreme violence to extraordinarily high rates of cirrhosis of the liver. This is an essay which never fails to see the human dimension of an intractable problem and shine a light on its deep causes.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction.: ProQuest LibCentral. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Self-Care Collection
Author notes provided by Syndetics
Anna Krien is an author who wrote Night Games: Sex, Power and a Journey into the Dark Heart of Sport, which won the British Sports Book Award in the new Writers of the year category.
(Bowker Author Biography)